4Composition (Act s 19)

4 Composition (Act s 19)

(1) Subject to this regulation, travelling expenses comprise the amount required to reimburse in whole or in part expenditure on: (a) transport; or (b) accommodation; or (c) meals; necessarily incurred by or on behalf of an eligible person in connection with travel referred to in section 19 of the Act. (2) Subject to subregulations (3) and (4), the amount of travelling expenses payable to an eligible person in relation to transport for travel will not exceed an amount calculated by the Commission as the cost of transport by the most appropriate form of transport over the relevant distance.

Note: For the calculation of the cost of transport, see regulation 7.

(3) Where the cost incurred by an eligible person in relation to transport for travel referred to in subregulation (2) is less than the amount calculated by the Commission under that subregulation, the cost will be the amount of travelling expenses payable to the person for transport. (4) If an eligible person incurs parking fees at or near 1 or more places to which the person has travelled for the purpose of obtaining treatment, the travelling expenses payable to the person are the costs necessarily incurred.

Note: For examples of the travelling expenses that are payable in particular circumstances, see Schedule 1.